What did YOU do today?

[Curious Hound]

Eating in Beaver...

That sounds right up your alley.

You should come, too. Maybe we could find a restaurant called Twisted Sisters. I'll send you a Google pin for directions.

 

[Uncle Gump]

My BIL passed on Saturday. At one point he was my best friend. We met while working at an Oldsmobile dealer. We bonded over our mutual love of the outdoors. We spent ALOT of time fishing the hard water... small game hunting and deer camp. It's also how I met... then married my amazing wife.

I'm just gonna remember him from that time period. Shortly after that... he was plagued with health issues that he could never overcome. He spent more time in the hospital then home for the last ten or twelve years it seems.

Rest in peace my friend...

Ill see you on the hard water again someday.

 

[Curious Hound]

My BIL passed on Saturday. At one point he was my best friend. We met while working at an Oldsmobile dealer. We bonded over our mutual love of the outdoors. We spent ALOT of time fishing the hard water... small game hunting and deer camp. It's also how I met... then married my amazing wife.

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I'm just gonna remember him from that time period. Shortly after that... he was plagued with health issues that he could never overcome. He spent more time in the hospital then home for the last ten or twelve years it seems.

Rest in peace my friend...

Ill see you on the hard water again someday.

Sorry for your loss. Friends like that are rare.

 

[Uncle Gump]

You should come, too. Maybe we could find a restaurant called Twisted Sisters. I'll send you a Google pin for directions.

Always the wise guy...

 

[Curious Hound]

Always the wise guy...

Honestly, if I had seen your next post, I would not have put that out there. It's meant to give you a chuckle. Plus, remind you we haven't camped together in a while.

 

[Uncle Gump]

No worries...

And I know... I'd like to do a camping trip with the fellas.

 

[19Walt93]

Nice. He must live out west where they have more room to fly them. Our local club is only allowed to go up to 10,000ft.

Nope, they live in Falls Church, Va, very near Washington D.C. His club has to notify the FAA before they launch to avoid having the Air Force scramble jets- and the huge bill they'd get.

 

[Curious Hound]

Nope, they live in Falls Church, Va, very near Washington D.C. His club has to notify the FAA before they launch to avoid having the Air Force scramble jets- and the huge bill they'd get.

FAA notification is normal procedure, even if not very close to an airport. There is a whole process of filing for a "waiver" which specifies the air space for launch activities - up to a certain altitude above ground level for a specific radius from the launch point. Then, on the day of the launch, the FAA is called and the waiver is "opened" for the allocated hours. The FAA publishes a "NOTAM" (Notice to Airmen) that these activities are occuring in the specified area. Pilots are encouraged but not required to avoid the area. If a plane encroaches during the launch hours, all launch activities must cease until the plane leaves. Additionally, the FAA will occasionally call the club and ask them to stop temporarily while air traffic moves through the area.

Yeah. I have been club president, secretary or treasurer at various times. The "behind the scenes" part of operating a rocket launch can be challenging. Our local club currently flies just a few short miles from Shaw Air Force Base. McEntyre ANG base is just a few miles past that. See some interesting things, occasionally.